Things never go the way you think they will

They certainly weren't predicted to be a contender.However, with one win came six straight for the Denver Broncos and after six weeks of football, the Broncos were 6-0 going into the bye week, in sole possession of the AFC West. As I said before, things never go the way you think they will. Could we now start to look at this franchise as a for-real contender Not so fast!This is why we play sixteen games in a season, folks. With six straight wins to start the regular season came three straight losses against Baltimore, Pittsburgh, and...wait...Washington The Washington Redskins Really The same team that barely beat the lowly St. Now 6-3, the Denver Broncos are now starting to resemble a team from last year, a team that, like this year's Denver Broncos, started off the 2008 season 6-2. The Washington Redskins who, like Denver, had wins against quality opponents such as Dallas, Philadelphia, and Arizona. The Washington Redskins that ended the second-half of the season 2-6, ultimately finishing 8-8 and missing the playoffs. Do you see the resemblance Well, let's look at the quarterback play for both teams.

Jason Campbell, in 2008, started off the season with 8 TDs and no INTs. Kyle Orton started off the 2009 season with 9 TDS and 1 INT after seven games. Both quarterbacks were managing games well and achieving wins for their teams. However, at the mid-way point of the 2008 season, the tide changed for the Washington Redskins They could not score points and their team was losing It seems much the same for the Denver Broncos of this year. All of a sudden, their defense is playing poorly and their offense cannot produce points on the board. D vu all over againThat being said, are the Denver Broncos on pace for a collapse similar to last year's Or will they turn their game around and finish strong All of these questions can only be answered over time, and predictions don't mean a thing.

After all, no one believed the Denver Broncos would start the season 6-0. Things never go the way you think they will. . STAMFORD, Conn.(Business Wire)More than 1.4 million holiday cards for service members, veterans and militaryfamilies were received through Holiday Mail for Heroes, a joint initiative ofPitney Bowes and the American Red Cross. Messages from Americans of thanks,support and holiday cheer went to service men and women at more than 300military bases and hospitals, veterans hospitals, and other locations in theU.S and around the world. From November 11 until December 10, 2008, the public sent holiday cards to aspecial post office box. Pitney Bowes and the Red Cross screened cards forhazardous materials, sorted and packaged the cards, and delivered them tomilitary installations and hospitals around the world. The 1.4 million cardsreceived were more than double the number of cards from 2007, when nearly600,000 cards were received, screened, sorted and delivered.

"Pitney Bowes is honored to have participated in this important initiative forthe second year in a row with the American Red Cross," said Jon Love, Presidentof Pitney Bowes Government Solutions. "The outpouring of cards sent by thepublic with messages of thanks, support and holiday cheer to service men andwomen, veterans and military families was truly inspirational and helped makethe Holiday Mail for Heroes program a huge success." Media outlets across the country covered the story, and First Lady Laura Bushgave the support of the White House to the program when she joined a cardsorting event in Washington, DC on Dec 6. Red Cross chapters in 17 locationsaround the country received cards for sorting and worked with Pitney Bowes todistribute them to deserving members of the military and their families. "I was confident we would collect one million cards for our service members, andIm thrilled to see that the American people responded and pushed us far beyondthat goal," said Sherri Brown, Senior Vice President of Service to the ArmedForces for the American Red Cross. Our 36,000 employeesdeliver technology, service and innovation to more than two million customersworldwide.The company was founded in 1920 and annual revenues now total $6.4billion. More information is available at the American Red Cross:The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and counsels victims of disasters;provides nearly half of the nation's blood supply; teaches lifesaving skills;and supports military members and their families.